Matthew Lysiak

Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author of Newtown: An American Tragedy (Gallery/Simon & Schuster, December 2013), Drudge Revolution, and several other books. The story of his family is the subject of the series Home Before Dark which premiered April 3 on Apple TV Plus As an investigative journalist for the New York Daily News, Mr. Lysiak has reported on hundreds of national stories and has appeared as a contributor on The Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, and countless other national and local media outlets to discuss his work. Mr. Lysiak is also co-author of the bestselling series Hilde Cracks the Case (Scholastic 2017), which is soon to be made into a television series by Paramount/Anonymous Content and of the young adult memoir of teen scientist Jack Andraka, Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World (Harper Collins March 2015 and Voted Best STEM Book of 2017 by the National Science Teachers Association), His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, The New York Sun, AM New York, and The Guardian. Mr. Lysiak and his family are also scheduled to be profiled in an upcoming episode of CBS 48 Hours. Mr. Lysiak lives in an old bed and breakfast in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania with his wife, Bridget, and his four daughters, Isabel, 14, Hilde, 11, Georgia, 6, and Juliet, 3.